SCL must finally fail Ben Birmingham who Eustace thinks is 'great'

City of Birmingham They will be hoping that 2025 is the year they immediately return to the Championship, and they know that very well First League It can swallow some giant clubs whole.

After all, when you look at the current standings of the third tier, the likes of former FA Cup winners Wigan Athletic are just above the relegation places, while former Premier League side Bolton Wanderers are two points adrift of the same play-off places.

So, Chris Davies will be hoping his side can keep the wins coming to bounce back into the Championship at the first time of asking, with the Birmingham manager managing to get the best out of the players bought before his tenure even begins. When the Blues were trying to avoid the specter of relegation.

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Although the 2023/24 season will end with Birmingham relegated to League One, the summer transfer business ahead of kick-off this season has certainly helped Davies here and now.

The likes of Keshi Anderson entering the building on a free transfer has now proven to be a masterstroke, with the experienced winger himself helping to make it happen. Three goals and three assists In the league so far, while securing the services of Christian Bielic has also helped the promotion chasers look solid at the back of the division.

During Birmingham's recent 2-0 win over Bristol Rovers at St Andrews, the Polish giants emerged victorious 100% of his duelswhile also confidently collecting 107 touches as a key part of the Blues' defense in League One.

There is of course also Jay Stansfield who returned over the summer and scored a goal Ten league goals in 13 matches.

However, not all of the club's projects on the market have been overwhelming success stories.

That includes Tyler Roberts who compared to Stansfield has not had a great time in the offensive areas.

Tyler Roberts' time in Birmingham

Roberts has not featured for Davies at all since the former Tottenham Hotspur boss took the reins at the Blues, with the former Leeds United player moving on loan to Northampton Town in August.

He didn't really impress anyone during Birmingham's disastrous relegation campaign either, despite then-manager John Eustace saying Roberts had experienced “great” Ahead of the pre-season after putting pen to paper for a move to the club in the summer of 2023.

While he provided a stunning assist for the aforementioned Stansfield side to briefly showcase his former Premier League credentials under Marcelo Bielsa, that's the goal. Goal contribution only Roberts has next to his name the careers of 21 forgettable games.

Furthermore, his standings have dropped under Davies with the likes of Tomoki Iwata and Willum Thor Willumson now at the manager's disposal in the midfield, with Alfie May effectively running the line elsewhere for the Welshman to operate.

Unfortunately for the 25-year-old, his time at Sixfields didn't see him set the world on fire either, with just 12.3 accurate passes made per league game, along with providing just two assists from 16 league appearances.

With Mark Leonard also at St Andrews as a back-up option who can create consistent chances from midfield, there does not appear to be a place for Roberts at Birmingham anymore, especially if Davies' men achieve immediate promotion back up. League.

While there could have been excitement when Roberts signed a deal to join the club last summer, having scored ten goals in the Championship for the Whites and other teams, Birmingham could now be in a better position to move on permanently when Northampton takes over. His training. The loan term expires.

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